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Colin Kaepernick thegrio.comvideo

Colin Kaepernick opens up about the police shooting of a Black...

Kia Morgan-Smith
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, and Jay-Z appear at a news conference at ROC Nation on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019 in New York. The NFL and ROC Nation, Jay-Z’s entertainment and sports representation company, announced Tuesday they were teaming up for events and social activism, a deal Jay-Z said had been in the works over the last seven months. (Ben Hider/AP Images for NFL) thegrio.com

Miami Dolphins’ player objects to comments by Jay-Z about NFL deal

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Steph Curryvideo

Howard University to add golf teams after receiving generous donation from...

Ny Magee

Colin Kaepernick thegrio.com

Did Colin Kaepernick take a subtle jab at Jay-Z’s ‘moved past...

Kia Morgan-Smith
De'Aaron Fox thegrio.com

De’Aaron Fox becomes one of over a dozen players to back...

Megan Sims
Cedric Benson thegrio.comvideo

Former NFL player Cedric Benson dies in tragic motorcycle accident

Megan Sims

Jay-Z thegrio.com

Jay-Z rumored to acquire ‘significant ownership interest’ in NFL team as...

Ny Magee
New Orleans Pelicans star Lonzo Ball

NBA star Lonzo Ball shows off incredible tattoo sleeve featuring the...

Kia Morgan-Smith
Colin Kaepernickvideo

Colin Kaepernick’s girlfriend rips Jay-Z for ‘disgusting’ partnership with NFL

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Caster Semenya

Caster Semenya says female athletes have never offered her support

Kia Morgan-Smith
Demario Davis AND Josh Normanvideo

NFL players Demario Davis and Josh Norman pay $50K bail of...

Kia Morgan-Smith
Jay-Z

Op-Ed: Only an idiot would be shocked that Jay-Z’s NFL deal...

Dustin Seibert
Colin Kaepernick thegrio.com

Colin Kaepernick shares video marking three-year anniversary of his kneeling protest

Kia Morgan-Smith
New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell speaks to reporters after a practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Florham Park, N.J., Thursday, July 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) thegrio.com

Jets’ Le’Veon Bell wants to be No. 1 on field, in...

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, and Jay-Z appear at a news conference at ROC Nation on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019 in New York. The NFL and ROC Nation, Jay-Z’s entertainment and sports representation company, announced Tuesday they were teaming up for events and social activism, a deal Jay-Z said had been in the works over the last seven months. (Ben Hider/AP Images for NFL) thegrio.com

Jay-Z defends NFL deal with Roc Nation, talks Kaepernick

Associated Press
Luther Johnson V has retained legal counsel to fight for his right to play high school sports after enduring racist taunts on the lacrosse field last season. (Johnson family)

Black lacrosse player files lawsuit over Athletic Association ban and calls...

Kia Morgan-Smith
Basketball thegrio

Former NBA star loses it after being sentenced to nearly four...

Kia Morgan-Smith
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez attend Jennifer Lopez's MTV VMA's Vanguard Award Celebration at Beauty & Essex on August 21, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images for TAO Group) thegrio.com

Alex Rodriguez’s jewelry and personal items stolen from rented SUV

Kia Morgan-Smith
Serena Williams attends Sports Illustrated Fashionable 50 at The Sunset Room on July 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rachel Luna/WireImage)

Serena Williams breaks down and leaves match after suffering from back...

Kia Morgan-Smith
An athlete poses for the judges during the bodybuilding competition

Bodybuilding makes debut at Pan Am Games

Amanda Washington
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